Panel membership
The Panel comprises up to 36 members, representing a spread of expertise in takeovers, securities markets, industry and commerce. The Chairman, Deputy Chairmen and up to 20 other Panel members are appointed by the Panel on the recommendation of the Nomination Committee. In addition, 12 Panel members are appointed by the following major financial and business institutions:
- The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (with separate representation also for its Corporate Finance Committee and Securities Trading Committee)
- The Association of British Insurers
- The Association of Investment Companies
- The British Bankers’ Association
- The Confederation of British Industry
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
- The Investment Association
- The National Association of Pension Funds
- The Quoted Companies Alliance
- The Wealth Management Association
The Chairman and at least one Deputy Chairman are designated as members of the Hearings Committee. Of the other members appointed by the Panel, up to 12 Panel members are designated upon appointment as members of the Code Committee and up to eight Panel members are designated upon appointment as members of the Hearings Committee. The Panel members appointed by the bodies listed above become members of the Hearings Committee without further designation.
No person who is or has been a member of the Code Committee may simultaneously or subsequently be a member (or an alternate of a member) of the Hearings Committee.
The current Panel members are as follows:
| Member | Role | Appointment | Alternates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Gordon Langley |
Chairman | Appointed by the Panel | |
| David J Challen | Deputy Chairman | Appointed by the Panel | |
| Michael Crane | Deputy Chairman | Appointed by the Panel | |
| Philip J Remnant |
Deputy Chairman | Appointed by the Panel | |
| James D Agnew Senior Director, KPMG |
Appointed by the Panel | ||
| Peter Arthur Chairman, Association of Investment Companies |
Appointed by the Association of Investment Companies | Melville Trimble, Rachel Beagles | |
| Jonathan W Bloomer Chairman, Arrow Global |
Appointed by the Panel | ||
| Philip AJ Broadley Non-Executive Director, Legal & General Group |
Appointed by the Panel | ||
| Dame Alison Carnwath, Chairman, Land Securities |
Appointed by the Panel | Sir Brian Stewart | |
| Stuart Chambers Former Chairman, ARM Holdings | Appointed by the Panel | Sir Brian Stewart | |
| John Crompton, Former Head of Corporate Finance, HSBC |
Appointed by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe representing its Securities Trading Committee | Mark Astaire, Mark D Seligman | |
| Alistair NC Defriez Former Managing Director, UBS |
Appointed by the Panel | ||
| Noreen Doyle Chair, British Bankers’ Association |
Appointed by the British Bankers’ Association | Nathan Butler, Simon Croxford, Richard Gray, Sarah Gray | |
| Guy Elliott Senior Independent Director, SABMiller |
Appointed by the Panel | ||
| Paul Evans Group Chief Executive, AXA UK |
Appointed by the Association of British Insurers | Barry O’Dwyer, John Reizenstein | |
| Richard Godden Partner, Linklaters | Appointed by the Panel | ||
| Michael Herzog Co-CEO, Partner, Davidson Kempner European Partners |
Appointed by the Panel | ||
| Michael Higgins Chairman, Quoted Companies Alliance |
Appointed by the Quoted Companies Alliance | Tim Ward | |
| Baroness Hogg Lead Independent Director, HM Treasury |
Appointed by the Panel | Sir Brian Stewart | |
| Tim Ingram Chairman, Wealth Management Association |
Appointed by the Wealth Management Association | Sir David Howard, Andy Pomfret | |
| James Laing Deputy Head of UK & European Equites, Aberdeen Asset Management |
Appointed by the Panel | ||
| Hilary Lindsay President, ICAEW |
Appointed by the Institute for Chartered Accountants in England and Wales | Simon H Boadle, Mark Pacitti | |
| Martin Mannion Head of Trustee Services, John Lewis Partnership Pensions Trust |
Appointed by the National Association of Pension Funds | ||
| Lord Morris of Handsworth Former General Secretary, The Transport and General Workers’ Union |
Appointed by the Panel | Lord Monks | |
| Helena Morrissey Chair, The Investment Association |
Appointed by The Investment Association | ||
| Richard A Murley Executive Vice Chairman, Rothschild |
Appointed by the Panel | ||
| Alan F Porter Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, Prudential |
Appointed by the Confederation of British Industry | David Jackson, John Mills, Peter Swabey | |
| Sir Ian Robinson Senior Independent Director, Compass Group |
Appointed by the Panel | Sir Brian Stewart | |
| Chris Saul Former Senior Partner, Slaughter and May |
Appointed by the Panel | ||
| Mark Warham Executive Vice Chairman, Rothschild |
Appointed by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe | Sir Simon Robertson, Mark D Seligman | |
| Charles G Wilkinson Co-Head of Corporate Broking, Deutsche Bank |
Appointed by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe representing its Corporate Finance Committee | Mark D Seligman | |
| Trelawny Williams Head of Corporate Finance, Fidelity International |
Appointed by the Panel |